What would happen if daylight saving time was year-round?
The U.S. House just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. In Good Question, Jeff Wagner explains how that could impact Minnesota and why our last attempt at getting rid of it failed.
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The U.S. House just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. In Good Question, Jeff Wagner explains how that could impact Minnesota and why our last attempt at getting rid of it failed.
Bob Dylan once said, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" but if lawmakers have their way, that won't be the case twice a year. The U.S. House just voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. In Good Question, Jeff Wagner explains how that could impact Minnesota and why our last attempt at getting rid of it failed.
The measure also allows states to opt out if they take action before the federal law is enacted.
The time change known as daylight savings starts Sunday, March 8, 2026. Most Americans lose an hour of sleep when clocks "spring forward."
Longer and lighter days were supposed to save energy, reduce traffic accidents and help people become more active. Governments thought daylight saving time would save money.
Do you feel the impact when you lose an hour of sleep to daylight saving time? Are you looking forward to having it stay lighter at night later?
Daylight saving time ended on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, when the clocks fell back and we gained an hour.
President Trump has suggested he supports eliminating daylight saving time, although he's also called it a "50/50 issue."
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Clocks "spring forward" when daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Daylight saving time is returning in March 2024 the same way the twice-a-year time change has resumed for the last 17 years, only to end as usual in November 2024.
This weekend we lose an hour of sleep as we spring forward into daylight saving time. The twice-a-year clock change has long been debated, and that might have you wondering: What would happen if daylight saving time was year-round?
Many health groups say the abrupt time shift disrupts circadian rhythms, leading to fatigue and a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Daylight saving time for 2023 will end in early November with most Americans having to "fall back" for the biannual time change and turn their clocks back an hour.
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday. It means we'll have to set our clocks back an hour and lose an hour of sunlight in the evening. This might not always be the case in the future.
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A stray shower or storm could pop up in the Twin Cities Tuesday morning, and a hot and humid day will follow.
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